▸ the year you arrived
1976
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You will be 50 this year — a child of the '70s.
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Your generation
Gen X
1976 belonged to
Wings
2 year-end chart hits
Top 10 of 1976
- 1
Silly Love Songs
Wings
- 2
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John & Kiki Dee
- 4
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
The Four Seasons
- 5
Play That Funky Music
Wild Cherry
- 6
Kiss and Say Goodbye
The Manhattans
- 7
Love Machine (feat. Billy Griffin)
The Miracles
- 8
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Paul Simon
- 9
Love Is Alive
Gary Wright
- 10
A Fifth of Beethoven
Walter Murphy
- 11
Sara Smile
Daryl Hall & John Oates
The world you were born into
Top AlbumsEagles — Hotel California
Stevie Wonder — Songs in the Key of Life
Boston — Boston
At the MoviesRocky
Taxi Driver
Carrie
On TVCharlie's Angels
The Muppet Show
Laverne & Shirley
In the HeadlinesU.S. Bicentennial
Apple Computer founded
Concorde begins service
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